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GROUP DYNAMICS MODULE

(Children, Adulthood, Elderly)

In Partial Fulfillment of the

Universal College of Parañaque
Department of Psychology

Submitted by:
Pastrana, Krizza Mae B.

Submitted to:
Ms. Lishel B. Gonzales

July 14, 2023

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Title: The Trust

Content:
This method is quite useful to strengthen trust among the members by making them find
the people with whom they are best suited. It takes some time for this technique, although
it depends on how many individuals you are.
Age: Children and adolescents
Learning Objectives:
• Strengthen trust between the members
• Reflect on trust and its importance
Procedure:
• The coordinator will ask the members to choose a partner to work as a team.
• They should be placed one in front of the other with their feet together, holding
hands and leaning back trying to keep their balance.
• Ideally, everyone should do the exercise with the other participants, that is, each
one tries the other.
• When doing the activity, the participants will notice that with some people it was
much easier to do than with others, since sometimes we become more comfortable
with some people. So, it can be concluded by reflecting on trust and its importance,
as well as teamwork.
Processing Question (Own set of questions):
• Why did you choose (child) to be your leader?
• What qualities do you consider to trust someone?
Lecturette (Important/small discussion about your activity):
Congratulations, everyone, for completing or attempting the trust group activity. This
activity was designed to help you enhance your trust in each other and yourself. It also
aimed to help you experience support and connection with your group members.
I'm sure this activity was challenging and rewarding for you. How did you rely on each
other and yourself? How did you communicate and cooperate? How did you feel after
trusting or being trusted by someone?
This activity also demonstrated the importance and the benefits of trust in a group. How
can you build and maintain trust in your group? How can you apply what you learned from
this activity to your real-life situations?
I hope this activity was enjoyable and useful for you. I hope it helped you bond with your
group members and feel more confident in yourself. Thank you for participating in this
activity and sharing your thoughts and feelings with us.
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Title: Human Knot

Content:
The Human Knot is one of the most fun, kid-friendly team-building activities. This event
teaches communication and reliance on teammates. The human knot should also induce
giggles from kids trying to untangle themselves.
Age: Children and adolescents
Learning Objectives:
• Strengthen communication skills, heighten problem-solving abilities, and increase
group familiarity
Procedure:
1. First, do some crowd control
Split groups into teams of five to twelve members. With four or fewer participants, the knot
solves too quickly. Add more than twelve teammates, and the knot grows complex and
unwieldy. Experts recommend eight to ten participants as the sweet spot.
2. Circle up the wagons
Each team forms a circle, standing shoulder to shoulder. Participants should stand close
enough so that all members can reach the center of the circle. If this is not possible, you
may need to break the teams into smaller groups.
3. You put your left hand in…
Players extend their left hands toward the middle of the circle. Once hands reach the
middle, a player will grab the hand of a team member across the circle. The teammate
must not grab the hand of an immediate neighbor, but rather a participant opposite the
circle. If this is not possible, some teammates may need to drop initial partners to
reconfigure.
4. You put your right hand in…
Players reach their right hands across the circle and grab a different participant’s hand.
For the game to work, players must pick a new partner.
5. Now, time to untangle
Teammates must try to untangle the jumble without releasing their hands. To do so,
participants may duck, twist and turn, squeeze through gaps in legs and elbows, step,
and jump. As evidenced in the above video, this game requires a lot of communication
and strategy. The exercise concludes once no hands remain in the middle of the circle
and participants form one large ring.
Processing Question (Own set of questions):
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• How well did you think the group worked together?

• What could have been done differently?
• Did anyone emerge as the “leader”?
• How did leadership roles shift as the activity progressed?
• What skills did this activity develop?
Lecturette (Important/small discussion about your activity):
Well done, everyone, for completing or trying the human knot activity. This activity was
meant to help you improve your teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills. It
also aimed to help you build trust, rapport, and understanding with your group members.
I'm sure you faced some challenges and learned some lessons from this activity. How did
you work together, communicate, and solve problems? How did you deal with any
difficulties, frustrations, or conflicts? How did you feel after finishing or giving up on the
challenge?
This activity also showed some of the strengths and weaknesses of your group. How can
you use your strengths and improve your weaknesses? How can you apply what you
learned from this activity to your real-life situations?
I hope this activity was fun and helpful for you. I hope it helped you connect with your
group members and appreciate their contributions. Thank you for participating in this
activity and sharing your thoughts and feelings with us.
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Tel. Numbers: 02-820-2222/02-820-4276

Title: The die

Content:
This dynamic is done to know the current situation of the group and that the young people
reflect on this situation and have a debate to share all points of view. This activity is
indicated for groups that already have time together and have a common trajectory.
Age: Adults
Learning Objective:
• Reflect on the current situation of the group and improve the relations between the
members.
Procedure:
• 6 questions are written about the status of the group on paper (at the end of this
section you can see an example of questions).
• All members of the group are arranged in a circle around the questions.
• One of the members begins by pulling the die and answering the question with the
corresponding number and so on until all members have answered at least one
question.
• The instructor should write down the questions and answers.
• Finally, all the answers that have been given to the same question are analyzed in
a group and a debate is made on what could be improved and how to improve it.
• This activity can last in total about 90 minutes.
Necessary materials:
• Given, paper with questions and paper and pen to point the answers.
Processing Question (Own set of questions):
• What makes the group falter? Is there anything that threatens its stability?
• Do we communicate sufficiently in the group?
• How do we solve our conflicts?
• What is what uniting us as a group?
• Do we know how to ask for help when we are wrong? Who do we turn to?
• What can I bring to the group for a better relationship?
Lecturette (Important/small discussion about your activity):
Well done, everyone, for completing or trying the die group dynamics activity. This activity
was designed to help you enhance your group communication, collaboration, and
problem-solving skills. It also aimed to help you have fun and relax with your group
members.
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I'm sure this activity was challenging and rewarding for you. How did you communicate,
collaborate, and solve problems with your group? How did you deal with any difficulties,
frustrations, or conflicts? How did you feel after playing the game?
I hope this activity was fun and helpful for you. I hope it helped you improve your skills
and bond with your group members. Thank you for participating in this activity and sharing
your thoughts and feelings with us.
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Tel. Numbers: 02-820-2222/02-820-4276

Title: Two Truths and a Lie

Content:
Two Truths and a Lie is a fun and easy group dynamics activity. Each participant has to
share three statements about themselves: two that are true and one that is a lie. The rest
of the group has to guess which one is the lie. The participant who fools the most people
wins.
Age: Adults
Learning Objective:
• To help participants get to know each other better, break the ice, and have fun.
Procedure:
• Each participant has to think of three statements about themselves: two that are
true and one that is a lie. They have to share these statements with the rest of the
group, who have to guess which one is the lie. The participant who fools the most
people wins. Alternatively, the group can ask questions to each participant to try to
uncover the lie.
Processing Question (Own set of questions):
• What did you learn about your group members from this activity?
• How did you decide which statements to share and which one to make a lie?
• How did you try to guess which statement was a lie for each person?
• How did you feel when you fooled someone or when someone fooled you?
• How did this activity help you build trust and rapport with your group members?
Lecturette (Important/small discussion about your activity):
Congratulations, everyone, for completing or attempting the two truths and a lie group
dynamics activity. This activity was designed to help you get to know each other better,
break the ice, and have fun. It also aimed to help you practice your communication,
listening, and questioning skills.
I'm sure this activity was interesting and amusing for you. How did you decide which
statements to share and which one to make a lie? How did you try to guess which
statement was a lie for each person? How did you feel when you fooled someone or when
someone fooled you?
This activity also revealed some of the similarities and differences among your group
members. What did you learn about yourself and others from this activity? How did this
activity help you build trust and rapport with your group members?
I hope this activity was enjoyable and useful for you. I hope it helped you connect with
your group members and appreciate their personalities. Thank you for participating in this
activity and sharing your thoughts and feelings with us.
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8273 Dr. A. Santos Ave., Parañaque City
Tel. Numbers: 02-820-2222/02-820-4276

Title: Reminiscence
Content:
Reminiscence is a group dynamics activity for the elderly that helps them share their life
stories, memories, and emotions. It can enhance their well-being, social connection, and
self-esteem. Each participant is given a prompt or a theme to recall a significant event or
experience from their past and share it with the group. The facilitator can also use photos,
music, or objects to stimulate the participants' memories and senses.
Age: Elderly
Learning Objective:
• To help participants share their life stories, memories, and emotions, and to
enhance their well-being, social connection, and self-esteem.
Procedure:
• Each participant is given a prompt or a theme to recall a significant event or
experience from their past. For example, the prompt could be about their
childhood, their family, their career, their hobbies, etc. They have to share their
story with the rest of the group, who can ask questions or comment on it. The
facilitator can also use photos, music, or objects to stimulate the participants'
memories and senses.
Necessary materials:
• Prompts or themes, photos, music, objects, etc
Processing Questions (Own set of questions):
• How did you feel when you shared your story with the group?
• How did you feel when you listened to other people's stories?
• What did you learn about yourself and others from this activity?
• How did this activity help you appreciate your life and your achievements?
• How did this activity help you connect with your group members?
Lecturette (Important/small discussion about your activity):
Thank you, everyone, for completing or trying the reminiscence group dynamics activity.
This activity was designed to help you share your life stories, memories, and emotions. It
also aimed to help you enhance your well-being, social connection, and self-esteem.
I'm sure this activity was meaningful and touching for you. How did you feel when you
shared your story with the group? How did you feel when you listened to other people's
stories? What did you learn about yourself and others from this activity?
This activity also helped you appreciate your life and your achievements. How did this
activity help you clarify your purpose, direction, motivation, and accountability? How did
this activity help you connect with your group members and find common interests?
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I hope this activity was enjoyable and useful for you. I hope it helped you reflect on your
past, present, and future. Thank you for participating in this activity and sharing your
thoughts and feelings with us.
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8273 Dr. A. Santos Ave., Parañaque City
Tel. Numbers: 02-820-2222/02-820-4276

Title: Strength-Spotting
Content:
This Strengths Spotting group activity aims to help participants identify and recognize
psychological or character strengths in both themselves and others.
Age: Elderly
Learning Objective:
• Enable each participant to get feedback on their strengths from those around them
Procedure:
• This group therapy icebreaker has 4 parts; first, participants will get into relatively
small groups of between 5-10 people.
• The second step is about sharing positive success stories and listening to them.
Each participant first tells a story about, for example, when they accomplished
something they were proud of in a relationship or at work. As those around listen
to the story, they can make notes on any strengths in the worksheet provided.
• Next, group members give strengths-based feedback to the speaker using the
labels that they have written on (see the worksheet). They should read out loud
each strength that they’ve identified and why they chose it, then give the card to
the speaker. Each person in the group has a chance to be the storyteller throughout
this exercise, repeating the activity each time.
• Finally, it’s good to follow up this activity with a debriefing discussion. Open up a
dialogue about what different participants feel they learned, the nature of the
feedback, and any patterns they noticed. The worksheet itself contains more on
these and other potential discussion questions.
Processing Questions (Own set of questions):
• How much time do you have for the check-in? Two sentences? Two minutes? Five
minutes?
• How can the check-in connect and support the rest of the agenda and the overall
purpose of the gathering?
• What kind of tone do you want to create through the check-in? Playful? Serious?
Connecting?
• Is this a group that is familiar with check-ins and has been meeting together
regularly?
Lecturette (Important/small discussion about your activity):
Thank you, everyone, for completing or trying the strength-spotting group dynamics
activity. This activity was designed to help you identify and appreciate your own and
others' strengths. It also aimed to help you enhance your well-being, self-esteem, and
positive relationships.
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I'm sure this activity was insightful and uplifting for you. How did you feel when you
recognized your strengths? How did you feel when you acknowledged others' strengths?
What did you learn about yourself and others from this activity?
This activity also helped you use your strengths in different situations and contexts. How
did this activity help you apply your strengths to your goals, challenges, or opportunities?
How did this activity help you connect with your group members and find common
strengths?
I hope this activity was enjoyable and useful for you. I hope it helped you discover,
develop, and celebrate your strengths and those of others. Thank you for participating in
this activity and sharing your thoughts and feelings with us.

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